Siddhartha: An Indian Tale

Title: Siddhartha: An Indian Tale Author: Hesse, Hermann ISBN: 9780141181233 Publisher: Penguin Classics Published: 1999 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: New New from the publisher Fiction 1547461 Publisher Description: In the novel, Siddhartha, a young man, leaves his family for a contemplative life, then, restless, discards it for one of the flesh. He conceives a son, but bored and sickened by lust and greed, moves on again. Near dispair, Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound. This sound signals the true beginning of life - the beginning of suffering, rejection, peace and, finally, wisdom.